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FxWirePro: USD/THB stabilizes below 35.00 mark, down side limited

Oct 20, 2016 04:17 am UTC| Technicals

USD/THB is currently trading around 34.92 marks. It made intraday high at 34.96 and low at 34.84 marks. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key support at 34.83 marks. On the top side key...

FxWirePro: USD/TWD faces key hurdle at 31.38 mark, sustained break below targets 31.18

Oct 20, 2016 03:25 am UTC| Technicals

USD/TWD is currently trading around 31.52 marks. It made intraday high at 31.68 and low at 31.38 marks. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 31.84 marks. A daily close...

FxWirePro:ASX200 trades slightly above 10 -day MA, good to buy on dips

Oct 20, 2016 03:23 am UTC| Technicals

Minor resistance -5450 (10- day MA). Major support - 5370 (38.2% retracement of 5152 and 5505). The index has recovered sharply from the low of 5414 made yesterday.It is currently trading around 5450. ASX200...

Nikkei breaks major resistance 17159, targets 17695

Oct 20, 2016 03:02 am UTC| Technicals

Major resistance-170159 (Sep 2nd 2016 high). Nikkei225 breaks temporary top at 17159 and jumped till 17189 from that level.Japanese index is rising sharply for the past three trading session continuosly on account of...

FxWirePro: USD/SGD remains well supported above 1.38 mark, good to buy on dips

Oct 20, 2016 02:42 am UTC| Technicals

USD/SGD is currently trading around 1.3886 marks. It made intraday high at 1.3895 and low at 1.3854 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 1.3839 marks. A sustained...

FxWirePro: South Korean won marginally lower in early hours of Asia, bias remains neutral

Oct 20, 2016 02:18 am UTC| Technicals

USD/KRW is currently trading around 1,122 levels. It made intraday high at 1,123 and low at 1,118 marks. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key support at 1,117 levels. A daily close...

FxWire Pro: AUD/NZD holds above 20-DMA, intraday bias lower, stay short

Oct 20, 2016 02:15 am UTC| Technicals

AUD/NZD has resumed downside after brief pause on Wednesday. Aussie weakens after lower than expected employment data. The pair is retracing from 200-DMA, currently it is holding above 20-DMA at 1.0604. Break...

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Economy

India's Central Bank Holds Rates Amid Iran War Energy Shock

Indias Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is widely expected to maintain its benchmark repo rate at 5.25% this Wednesday, as policymakers carefully monitor the economic ripple effects of the ongoing Iran war. The conflict has...

Oil Crisis Escalates: Trump Threatens Iran as Strait of Hormuz Closure Pushes Prices Above $110

Oil prices briefly surged past $110 per barrel on Monday after President Donald Trump escalated military and diplomatic pressure on Iran, demanding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday evening or face strikes...

Asian Currencies Waver as Dollar Holds Firm Amid Middle East Tensions

Asian currencies struggled to find clear direction on Monday as the US dollar remained resilient, with investors carefully weighing escalating geopolitical risks in the Middle East against emerging ceasefire diplomacy. The...

Bank of Japan Warns of Regional Economic Risks Amid Middle East Conflict and Rising Oil Prices

The Bank of Japan has raised concerns about the potential deterioration of regional economies, citing escalating oil prices and supply chain disruptions linked to ongoing conflict in the Middle East. In its latest...

India's Services Sector Growth Slows to 14-Month Low in March Amid Rising Costs

Indias services sector expanded at its slowest pace in 14 months during March, as the ongoing Middle East conflict weighed on domestic demand and cost pressures intensified sharply, according to the latest HSBC India...

Politics

Indonesia Files Genocide Case Against Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing Over Rohingya Crisis

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Ukrainian Drone Strikes Hit Novorossiysk, Injuring Eight and Cutting Power Across Russia

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Trump Endorses Steve Hilton for California Governor

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Iran-US Ceasefire Talks: Pakistan Brokers "Islamabad Accord" to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

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Kim Jong Un's Daughter Emerges as North Korea's Likely Successor, South Korean Intelligence Says

South Koreas National Intelligence Service (NIS) has concluded that Kim Jong Uns teenage daughter, believed to be around 13 years old and named Ju Ae, is being actively positioned as the next leader of North Korea. Unlike...

Science

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

Technology

Britain Courts Anthropic Amid US Defense Department Dispute

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OpenAI Executive Shake-Up Ahead of Anticipated 2026 IPO

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Elon Musk Ties SpaceX IPO Access to Mandatory Grok AI Subscriptions

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MATCH Act Targets ASML and Chinese Chipmakers in New U.S. Export Crackdown

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has unveiled the MATCH Act, a landmark piece of draft legislation designed to tighten export restrictions on advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment destined for China. The...

Microsoft's $10 Billion Japan Investment: AI Infrastructure and Data Sovereignty Push

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